Anime rating game

The K-On! anime, which started two years ago, has taken their lives onto a different trajectory.

Today, the After-School Tea Party band is famous throughout the country, and the anime itself will officially end with the last member of the band, Azusa Nakano, graduating from high school.

“Mr. Masamune, K-On! will never disappear,” Yui Hirasawa said with a smile.

Masamune naturally understood what she meant: the K-On! anime had ended, but the real-life K-On! was still going strong.

"That's right. If there's an opportunity later, you can also make cameo appearances in other anime, or release an OVA and a theatrical version of the university arc. Youth never ends."

Masamune smiled and then said:

"The reason I called you all here in Musashino today is to coordinate our work schedules for this quarter."

"After all, we belong to different companies, so we have to adjust our schedules in advance to avoid scheduling conflicts."

“No problem.” Kotobuki Tsumugi nodded slightly. “We can coordinate with Musashino’s schedule in this regard.”

The agency that the five members of K-On! belong to has already been acquired by the Kotobuki family, so she has complete control over the matter.

Moreover, back when the second season was being produced last year, my family repeatedly emphasized that animation should take precedence over the band.

"Mr. President, what about us?" Hongxia couldn't help but ask, "Is Lonely Rock over? Is there going to be a second season?"

Whether there will be a second season depends on your band's future popularity and the response to the animation.

I've read the original manga twice and remember it fairly clearly, so I could actually make it directly.

However, there are too many animations to choose from, so they have to be placed in the later slots no matter what.

"I called you all here today to discuss the details of the first concert and to check and verify this month's revenue details."

"Is our first concert finally about to begin?"

Upon receiving the documents from Miki Ando, ​​Nijika couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

I thought it was part of the concert schedule, but it turned out to be a detailed breakdown of income.

"many!"

"Last month's voice-over salary, appearance fees for promotional activities, various subsidies for transportation and living expenses, the tax refund from the month before last, song royalties, etc. Because there are too many items, please take a careful look and see if there is any problem with any item. I will have someone recalculate it."

"Can I not look at it? I trust Musashino's finance department."

After flipping through a few more pages, they found that the following documents were all extremely complex, and all four of them looked troubled.

"At the very least, you should know where your income comes from, right? You can't be clueless when you get paid and not know where your salary comes from." Masamune chuckled.

"Didn't we not look at these last month either?"

"The composition was relatively small at the time, so I had someone send an electronic version to your email address. Didn't you notice?"

"Huh...? Sorry, I had too many emails and didn't notice at all."

Chapter 294 Suddenly Discovering Umaru's Unexpected Talent

That day, the four members of the band stayed in Musashino until the afternoon.

Just as she was about to go back to practice singing after finalizing the concert's date and promotion, she ran into Umaru Doma in front of the elevator on the first floor.

"Umaru-kun, what a coincidence!" Hongxia stopped in her tracks.

"Yes, I just arrived, and you're already leaving?"

"We're here today to discuss the details of the concert. The schedule is basically set, and we just need to contact the manager for the rest."

"Is this your first concert? When?"

Are you free next Saturday?

"No problem, I will definitely go."

Doma Umaru smiled and agreed.

Although they weren't particularly close, they had run into each other a few times in Musashino, and having watched the anime together, they weren't complete strangers.

She was also looking forward to the band's closing song.

"Speaking of which, didn't you go to school today?"

Hongxia quickly realized that Xiaomai must have just gotten out of school.

Although it's only a little past 1 p.m., it's not surprising that students are dismissed early or skipped unimportant physical education or art classes.

"Yes, Musashino contacted the school in advance. With the concert approaching, we will prioritize the band if it doesn't affect their studies."

"Band priority? Just like Setsuna-senpai." Doma Umaru nodded knowingly.

Setsuna Ogiso was the same way; singing came first, academics second.

Because I had given advance notice, I didn't have to go to school every day, and my time was very flexible.

In comparison, I heard that K-On! places more emphasis on academics, and band activities only take place after school.

However, it was because the five of them belonged to an agency under the Kotobuki family that they didn't care about money or fame, which is why they did that.

"Did Umaru come here for work too?"

"I guess so. I'm actually here to take on a mission."

People who don't play games might find this hard to understand, so Doma Umi added:

"I bought too much stuff during the Spring Festival break and ran out of pocket money. I thought I'd come here to see if there are any short-term jobs that can make money quickly."

"How much stuff did Umaru-kun buy?"

"There's a lot: games, light novels, figurines. Before you know it, your allowance is gone."

I know.

Yamada Ryo nodded repeatedly. That was exactly how he was. He had plenty of pocket money and had earned a lot in the past few months, but before he knew it, he had become a penniless pauper who couldn't afford to eat.

After chatting for a while, the group parted ways in front of the elevator, with Doma heading straight for the third floor.

After asking around, they quickly found Masamune on the fifth floor.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that he was standing next to a female employee, discussing something with her.

On the computer in front of the female employee, a montage of several animations was playing.

The timing is excellent, and it looks quite interesting.

"What's wrong? Is there something you need, Umaru?" Masamune noticed Doma Umaru instantly and turned around to ask.

"Mr. Masamune, what are you doing? Is this a video mashup?"

"Yes."

Masamune nodded slightly and explained:

"Of the four animations we were producing at the same time last quarter, three were feature-length. We were short-staffed, so we borrowed people and recruited new ones to barely make up the number of staff."

"This quarter, there are also four animated series, but three of them are short series with 12 episodes each. Therefore, we actually have a lot of extra manpower."

Even if we allocate more people to each production team, and add a few more people to the Tom and Jerry production team, there will still be a lot of people left over.

"Therefore, we plan to allocate some of our staff to strengthen the promotion of the animation."

"Anime currently airing has popularity on TV and online, so there's no need to increase promotional efforts."

"Animations that have already finished airing can still make a lot of money by selling copyrights, character licensing, and songs, which is also the focus of our promotion."

"Just rely on video mashups?" Doma asked subconsciously.

"This is just one of them, but I think... it should be somewhat effective, right?"

"That's true."

Doma Umaru nodded slightly. Compared to the new anime series of the season, short videos are a good way to learn about older anime series.

An animation can't be full of exciting moments every second, but editing these moments together can pique the interest of even those who haven't seen it before.

"This kind of work is quite complicated."

“Yes.” Masamune nodded slightly. “Editing itself is not difficult, but deciding which footage is appropriate takes a lot of time.”

"My head is about to explode from thinking about it..." the female employee muttered under her breath.

It looks simple, but it's actually very difficult.

Only those who have watched the anime many times and still have many thoughts in their minds...

At that moment, Doma Umaru's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked with great interest:

"Can I help you?"

"I've watched all the anime produced by Musashino more than once, and I know all the wonderful scenes and visuals by heart."

"Moreover, I have a lot of quirky ideas every time I watch anime. For example, I would cut out the quotes from the character Hachiman, match them with the corresponding scenes, and add music. That would be really interesting."

"There's also Iroha Isshiki. Her change in attitude and her lines when she refuses someone, if edited together and then the voice actress adds some sequels that only exist in the novel, it would be very interesting."

"However, I don't know how to edit videos, and I don't have much time. At most, I can offer my own ideas."

"Please!" The female employee suddenly stood up, excitedly grabbed Umaru's hands, and looked intently at Masamune. "President, editing itself is very simple; anyone can do it. Creativity is the most difficult part. I'm so glad Umaru is willing to help."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you."

Masamune nodded slightly, surprised to discover Umaru's unexpected talent.

The example that Umaru gave was something I had thought of myself, but it was just the result of standing on the shoulders of predecessors.

But she's different; whether it's something she thought of before or something she just thought of, it can undoubtedly be a great help.

"Great!"

The female employee breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"Let's exchange contact information first, Umaru. You can tell me any interesting ideas you have, no matter how strange they are."

"No problem, I'll go back and organize my thoughts, then rewatch those anime." Doma Umaru paused. "Is it all of Musashino's anime?"

“That’s right, all of them, the more the better.” The female employee nodded repeatedly.

Upon hearing this, Masamune added:

"AL Company on the other side can also give it a try. If the editing is good, Adagaki should be generous with the reward."